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M. W. PALMER.

WASHING MACHINE.

Patented S ept. 30, 1884.

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ATENT MERRITT \VESLEY PALMER, OF HOLLAND, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF, AND ISRAEL M. TAPPEN, OF JUNIATA, NEBRASKA.

.WASHlNG-M'AC-HINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,841, dated September 30, 1884-. Application filed October 2, 18553. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MERRITT W. PALMER, of Holland, Ottawa county, Michigan, have invented anew and Improved WVashing-ldachine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention consists in certain improvements in that class of clothes-washers in which the water is forced through the clothes by the air being compressed in the vessel and said vessel having a valve to admit air when it is raised, but prevent it from escaping when the vessel is forced down upon the clothes, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this'specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Fign re 1 is a sectional elevation of the wash er. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the washer from beneath, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional ele-, vation of the valve and springs.

B is a bell-shaped vessel, terminating at the top in a tube, 1), reaching above the water, in which the vessel may be immersed, thereby excluding the water from but freely admitting air to the vessel B. Vessel B isdivided by a horizontal partition, b*, below which'is the air'chamber A. The cham- 0 her A is divided into several compartments,

a a, by the circular partition 0 and the radial partitions C- C, which partitions strengthen and give support to the vessel B, and press on the top of the clothes in the washing-tub. The several compartments a are connected with the compartment a by openings 0' 0' through the circular partition 0.

D is a circular opening through the center of the top I) of the air-chamber A. Around 0 theunderside of the opening D is a raised valve-seat, cl, for thepuppet-valve E, opening downward, which covers the opening D, and is for the purpose of admitting air to the airchamber A during the upward movement of the washer and confining the air in the airchamber during the downward movement thereof. The valve has-a stem, e, on its upper side, and 'a stem, e on its lower side. The stem 3 passes through an aperture in the guide 6 and the stem e is held by the spring F, and thus the valve is retained in a central position on or under the opening D and valveseat E. The upper side of the valve is covered with leather, felt, cloth, or other suit-a ble material, 6', in order that it may form a watertight joint. The spring F is formed with a loop, f, in the center for the recep tion of the stem (2 of the valve E, and its ends are bent upward and formed into hooks f 2 f", which are hooked over the partition 0 through two of the openings 0' c, by which means it is held in its position. G is aspiral spring, covered at its ends by caps g g, which are perforated in their con ters for the reception of the stem e" of the valve. The perforated caps g 9 form a guide, by which the spring G is held to a central position beneath the valve E by the stem 6 of the valve. The spring G, in connection with the spring F, holds the valve E to. its seat. The opening D in the-top b of the'airchamber A is surrounded on the upper side bya tube, h, to which the guide 6 is attached. 1,1 are'sockets to receive the arms J J of the handle K. The sockets are firmly attached to the body of the washer. The handle K, by which the washer is operated, has two arms fitted to the sockets I I and secured therein.

The operation is as follows: The clothes, with water sufficient to cover them and soap, being placed in a tub,the washer is placed in the wa ter on topof the clothes and is pressed downward on them. It is moved fromplace to place on the clothes, and by an up-and-down movement is pressed frequently on every part of them. By the up-and-down movement of the washer the air-chamber is kept filled with air through the valve in the top, which air, acting under pressure placed on the washer by the operator, effectively acts on the water heneath it, which is thus forced through the fabrics, thereby removing the dirt and cleaning them in the most thorough manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination, in a washing-machine, of the vessel provided with a horizontal partition-plate, having central opening and atube, 0, below the opening, with the hooked machine is forced down, substantially as set spring F, engaging openings in the tube, and forth. a loop at its center to guide the va1vestem 0 the plates 9 g on said stem, and a spiral MERRITT WVESLEY PALMER 5 spring between said plates, and a valve on Witnesses:

the stem above the cap-plates g, for closing IsAAo FAIRBANKS,

the opening in the partition-plate when the THOMAS L. WELSH. 

